Former Coeur d'Alene mayor Sandi Bloem received the longest and loudest applause of the day at McEuen Park dedication ceremonies this morning. Bloem wielding the tie-breaking vote again and again to make the $20 million McEuen Park makeover happen. In her remarks, Bloem gave the audience some idea what McEuen Park would say today if it could talk. (Photo: Don Sausser)